SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab.
Virologist Zhang Yongzhen …
A growing number of cities are passing tax increases to expand access to child care. Last year, New Orleans added more than 1,000 child care seats for low-income families after voters approved a …
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's taking control of its oil sector from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year. The 1938 nationalization is a point of pride for …
Valley & State
Fatal Crashes
The street can be a dangerous place, especially in rush hour.
From the speed racer flooring the accelerator to be the first at his destination to the multi-tasking driver who’s also …
$1,250 incentive
Temporary workers are being hired for the 2024 primary election, Maricopa County officials said Monday.
More than 2,000 employees are needed for the July 30 election, and in addition to hourly …
ARTS
The Herberger Theater is putting out a call to Arizona artists for an upcoming exhibit.
Authorities say they're searching for a person of interest in connection with a shooting incident on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. They say the shooting occurred Monday morning in the small …
Teen Violence
In the aftermath of the beating death of 16-year-old Combs High School student Preston Lord during a house party in Queen Creek, adults have been flooding into council meetings in towns throughout …
Health care
PHOENIX – One year after restarting the pre-pandemic review process for enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System …
ARREST
A 26-year-old man has been identified as the suspect in a shooting that involved a Glendale officer, police said Monday.
Gohan Kancab has been charged with aggravated assault with a simulated …
technology
As fiber-optic broadband becomes essential for rapid, high-quality data transmission for both business and personal use, the city of Peoria is moving into the fast lane.
Prosecutors are headed back to court to announce whether they will retry an Arizona rancher after a jury deadlocked in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property near the southern U.S. …
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